Question
What is distorted on Mercator Projection world maps?(1 point)
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size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
shapes of continents
shapes of continents
oceans not shown
oceans not shown
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
Responses
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
size of Eastern land masses compared to Western ones
shapes of continents
shapes of continents
oceans not shown
oceans not shown
relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **relative size of land masses at high and low latitudes**.
The Mercator Projection distorts the size of land masses, especially those near the poles, making them appear larger than they are relative to land masses near the equator.
The Mercator Projection distorts the size of land masses, especially those near the poles, making them appear larger than they are relative to land masses near the equator.